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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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